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| 89 | traffic even if it doesn't need to transport packets. |
89 | traffic even if it doesn't need to transport packets. |
| 90 | |
90 | |
| 91 | In addition, the same problems as the TCP transport also plague this |
91 | In addition, the same problems as the TCP transport also plague this |
| 92 | protocol. |
92 | protocol. |
| 93 | |
93 | |
| 94 | It's only use is to tunnel through firewalls that do not allow direct |
94 | Its only use is to tunnel through firewalls that do not allow direct |
| 95 | internet access. Similar to using a HTTP proxy (as the TCP transport |
95 | internet access. Similar to using a HTTP proxy (as the TCP transport |
| 96 | does), it uses a local DNS server/forwarder (given by the C<dns-forw-host> |
96 | does), it uses a local DNS server/forwarder (given by the C<dns-forw-host> |
| 97 | configuration value) as a proxy to send and receive data as a client, |
97 | configuration value) as a proxy to send and receive data as a client, |
| 98 | and an C<NS> record pointing to the GVPE server (as given by the |
98 | and an C<NS> record pointing to the GVPE server (as given by the |
| 99 | C<dns-hostname> directive). |
99 | C<dns-hostname> directive). |
